Moderate drinking is good for creativity

If you are looking for a flash of inspiration, it might be at the bottom of a pint of beer. A study has found a drink can help us think more creatively, by freeing up the brain to think in a different way. It does not require industrial strength quantities, such as those enjoyed by the great poet Dylan Thomas or novelist Marguerite Duras. But the equivalent of a pint of beer or a small glass of wine was found by Austrian scientists to help people unleash their creative side. The researchers gave 70 people a drink of either beer or non-alcohol beer, which they were unable to distinguish between.